UN 232: Fixing Dysons bus network

Executive Summary: Dysons bus network is a stack of lazy assets. It includes many complex routes with a high potential for reform and patronage growth. Here's how we can make a start on this, route by route. On Wednesday we got news of another bus industry consolidation in Melbourne. Subject to regulator approval Kinetic is buying Dysons. This will leave Melbourne with three huge bus companies (CDC, Ventura and Kinetic) running most of its 350-odd bus routes. Leaving Transit Systems and Cranbourne Transit as the only other substantial players. Kinetic assures us that "Dysons’ operations will continue as normal ... There will be no changes to Dysons services, contracts or performance obligations for customers, passengers, contracting authorities or suppliers." (emphasis mine)That's sensible in the immediate term - the transition to a new owner involves a lot of behind the scenes work and they wouldn't want a network shake up too. Dysons bus network reform - it's been rareBut medium and…